Lilly King of the United States has won gold in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the Rio Olympics. Russia’s Yulia Efimova took the silver, and Katie Meili of the United States claimed the bronze. --Associated Press

RIO DE JANIERO — Injured French gymnast Samir Ait Said is back on his feet. Sort of.

A day after gruesomely breaking his leg while vaulting during men’s Olympic preliminaries, Said posted a Facebook video from his hospital bed thanking people for the outpouring of support and pledging to return to the sport eventually.

Said underwent surgery on Saturday night to repair the tibea he fractured while trying to land on vault. The image of his leg bent grotesquely at a nearly 90 degree angle went viral immediately. Said praised his French teammates, some of whom managed to qualify for event finals later this week despite being visibly rattled after watching Said leave the Rio Olympic Arena on a stretcher.

Said says he’s behind his pals who kept their act together after the fall.

US Secretary of State John Kerry dropped in for the opening match at Copacabana Beach between Italy and Austria. And Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and his entourage came into the mixed zone to congratulate the winning team.

Kerry was in town for the Opening Ceremony on Friday night and popped in at the beach volleyball venue on after watching the start of a cycling race nearby. He watched Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Alex Ranghieri beat Austria in straight sets.

Kerry stuck around for the second match, featuring Brazil and Canada.The former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate said said he had plans to go to the Olympic Park later in the day.

— The Associated Press

Rachel G Bowers, Producer8/6/2016 3:34:16 PM

The Olympic boxing tournament is underway featuring the first men’s bouts without headgear since 1980 in Moscow.

Britain’s Galal Yafai dominated Cameroon’s Simplice Fotsala in a unanimous decision victory to open the action.

‘‘It was good to go down in history as the first bout without headguards, but it was just another fight for me,’’ Yafai said.

It’s also the first time scoring will use the traditional 10-point system. There is a boxing event every day of the Olympics.

Olympic boxing fans still hooted for the ring card girls. But the women were dressed in conservative white shorts and T-shirts, not the scantily clad attire generally seen at major professional boxing events.

— The Associated Press

Rachel G Bowers, Producer8/6/2016 3:30:16 PM

France’s Marie-Florence Candassamy has pulled off a stunning upset in fencing, knocking top-ranked Anqi Xu of China out of the women’s epee tournament in the round of 32.

Candassamy entered the tournament ranked just 49th in the world, but her aggressive fighting style had Xu on her heels. Candassamy took a 10-6 lead after the second period and clinched the blowout victory midway through the third period.

Russia’s Tatiana Logunova, ranked third in the world, also saw her tournament end with an early round defeat. And all three Americans; Katharine Holmes and sisters Courtney and Kelley Hurley, were knocked out before the round of 16.

— The Associated Press

Rachel G Bowers, Producer8/6/2016 3:29:57 PM

Michael Phelps, marching in first parade in fifth Games as flagbearer. Americans crisp in blue blazers behind him.